Game apparatus.



.E. P. MOUNTS;

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1914.

' Patented Feb. 16, 1-915.

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ELI P. MOUNTS, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1c, 1915.

Application filed March 11, 1914. Serial No. 823,881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELI P. MoUNTs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in game apparatus; and has for its object the provision of devices with which an interesting game may be played, involving elements of skill and dexterity and which may be used as an indoor or outdoor amusement exciting interest and healthful exercise.

The invention consists in the novel construction of a game apparatus, the novel manner of mounting the same, and the combination and adaptation therewith of indicating means operatively connected with the apparatus, as will be fully described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally set forth in the appended claims.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevational View of apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of an indicating device such as may be employed in my invention and illustrated in Fig. l, drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on line 8-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view of a detail of Fig. 2.

Referring to said views, the reference numeral 5 designates the body or base of the apparatus supported in the illustrated embodiment upon legs 6 but which obviously may be mounted in any suitable manner, preferably in a portable form. A vertically arranged spindle 7 is rotatably mounted in said base extending upwardly thereabove as the axis of the globe hereinafter described, and therebelow as the actuating arbor of the indicating devices. Said globe is formed symmetrically about the spindle axis 7 having pole-plates S and 9 spaced apart and rigidly secured at its upper and lower extremities, respectively. Longitudinally disposed wires 10 are connected at their opposite ends to said plates and disposed at spaced intervals and bowed outwardly to inclose a globular space. Latitudinal wires 11 are arranged in spaced relation transversely of wires 10, and may be woven therewith and suitably secured as by soldered joints; the object of the globe being to pro- Vide a relatively light rotatable body in substantially globular form having strength to withstand blows from missiles of considerable force and to offer a surface that will be readily engaged by such missiles. The base 5 supports a horizontally disposed bearing collar 12 adapted to rotatably support the downward thrust of said globe and to coact with said plate 9. An annular ball-race is desirably formed in plate 9 and said collar in which are introduced anti-friction balls 14. Indicating devices are provided for said rotatable globe to register the number of rotations thereof in either direction. Various types of registering devices may be employed, but it is desirable to indicate the number of revolutions of the globe in each direction, and when opponents stand upon opposite sides of the apparatus, a dial and mechanism may be in duplicate facing in opposite directions. Said indicating devices illustrated in the present embodiment are inclosed in a containing case 12 provided with a dial or dials 13 protected by glass plates 15.

Indicating hands 16 and 17 of difierent distinguishing colors are provided for each dial which are respectively mounted on arbors l8 and 19. Said arbors are provided for each dial and the actuating mechanism therefor is in duplicate, consequently a description of the operating mechanism for one such dial will be given in detail and the same may be readily understood in connection with the opposite dial by reference to the drawings. The spindle 7 is extended downwardly axially of said case and stepped at its lower end in bearing 20.

Bevel pinions 21 and 22 keyed to said spindle are in mesh with bevel-gear wheels 23 and 24 to rotate the latter in opposite directions. The I gear wheel 24 is rotatively mounted upon arbor 19, and gear wheel 23 is mounted upon a sleeve shaft 29, which is, in turn, splined to arbor 18. Arbor 19 and sleeve shaft 29 are each provided with a peripheral rack 25, having teeth inclined in the same direction. A spring-pressed dog 26, mounted in the hub of gear-wheels 23 and 24, is adapted to engage racks 25. The springs which press these dogs 26 in ward, should be relatively weak or the dogs should be otherwise arranged so that they will offer but slight resistance to the rotation of the gear wheel in one direction, but will grip their respective arbors to position of the globe to advance progressively about the radius of the dial according to tively turn them in the other direction. By.

this arrangement one of said 'arbors is engaged and actuated when the spindle is rotated in one direction, and remains sta-,

tionary when thespindle is rotated in the opposite direction, and the other arbor is actuated in turn.

The dial may be divided as described and illustrated, wherein the hands are shown' as adapted to be moved in contrary directions from the initial point N and at each rotaof ways and is designed to permit of .a wide range of adaptation both for indoor and outdoor amusement. The globe is designed tobe utilized as a sort of target for the throwing of missiles of various kinds, such as balls, sand-bags and the like. 'The play-' ers to stand at a distance and throw the mis siles at the globe with the object of hitting the same upon its lateral equatorial surface and causing it to rotate about its axis, which rotations are recorded upon the indicator; the opponent meantime endea'voring to stop the said rotation by throwing missiles upon the opposite side of the globe to check the revolution thereof and cause it to rotate in the opposite direction, whereupon the indicator will record for him.

As "stated and as will be readily under the apparatus are the'inexpensive character of its construction and the opportunity it mounted in said. support, and a .globular target adapted to be axially rotated upon said spindle, and indicating devices operatively associated with said target toregister the number of rotations thereof in either direction. I

2. In apparatus of the class described, a support, a spindle rotatably mounted vertically in said support, a globular body arranged to rotate with said spindle comprised of longitudinal wires secured together at theirupp'er. and lower ends, and parallel annular wires arranged transversely and woven between. said longitudinal wires. 3. In apparatus of the class described, a support, a spindle rotatably mounted ver-o tically in said support, a globularbody ar ranged to rotate with said spindle comprised of longitudinal wires secured together at their upper and lower ends, and parallel annular wires arranged transversely and woven between said longitudinalwires, and indicating devices .operatively connected with said spindle arranged to register the number of rotations of said spindle in eachrotary direction.

Signed at Seattle, Wash., th1s 16th day of February, 1914. l v

I ELI P. MOUNTS. Witnesses:

HORACE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

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